Shape your NBA career with NBA 2K26’s MyPLAYER Builder and explore tons of possibilities with all-new animations, archetypes and templates. Navigating the MyPLAYER Builder is intuitive and easy to understand, thanks to new and expanded features for added clarification.

Animation Glossary

Creating your MyPLAYER can feel like a big decision. NBA 2K26’s brand-new Animation Glossary is available to help you make more informed decisions when building your MyPLAYER. The Animation Glossary boasts a deep catalog of your favorite players’ unique movements; whether you want Stephen Curry’s quick release or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s smooth jumper, it’s easy to see all the requirements you need to meet for their animations.

Build by Badges

Attributes lay the foundation for your MyPLAYER, while Badges can enhance and significantly improve your impact on the court. Experienced build makers often begin MyPLAYER creation by ensuring their attributes meet the requirements for certain Badges. Try experimenting with the new Build by Badges feature in NBA 2K26 to shape the framework of your MyPLAYER.

Build Templates

Eager to get on the court quickly? Hit the ground running with pre-made builds and expedite your MyPLAYER creation. Choose from three different template types—NBA, Community and Pro-Tuned—and fine-tune it to meet your needs. NBA templates come equipped with signature animations that mirror the style and actions of their real-life counterparts.

Scouting Reports

Before you get in the game, study the game plan with Scouting Reports. This new NBA 2K26 feature highlights your best Badges, attributes and strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to make changes to your MyPLAYER so you can make your ideal build.

Height Balancing

The game is growing—literally! More and more NBA players are pushing the boundaries of what’s capable for a 7-footer, like Victor Wembanyama and Kristaps Porzingis to name a few. In NBA 2K26, you can create a MyPLAYER with a max height of 7-4!

Body Types

Get a glimpse of your MyPLAYER’s Body Type with all-new visual previews of what you can unlock as you’re making it. Unlock Body Types by completing 3-star Gatorade Gym workouts to give yourself more variety.

Badge Perks

Up your game with Badge Perks and boost your Badges further, even after they’ve reached their max potential. These boosts consist of Max +1s, Max +2s, Takeover Surge, Hot Start and Clutch Gene. Help your MyPLAYER find a higher gear with these useful and intuitive perks.

Badge Accelerators

Complete drills during team practices to earn Badge Accelerators that speed up progression of the Badge that you practiced for a limited number of games. The higher your star rating in a drill, the more impact the Accelerator will have.

Takeover Progression

After creating your MyPLAYER, you will be automatically assigned a Takeover that best fits your archetype. As you heat up on the court and fill up the five levels of your Takeover Meter over multiple games, you will unlock over 40 Takeover- related rewards.

Cap Breakers

Introduced in NBA 2K25, Cap Breakers push your attributes higher, letting you strengthen weaknesses or double down on your strengths. Cap Breakers can be earned from Build Specialization questlines, Season rewards and REP rewards. Use them wisely and push your MyPLAYER’s ceiling even higher.

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